2022 Official Chargers Season Discussion

[CivilBolt]

the ultimate example of ineffective tweener - unable to do any particular job well. It cemented my profound dislike for tweeners forever/. NFL is a game of specialists. Tell me about an effective hybrid player in College and I say pffft, pass with malice.

The only “tweeners” who succeed are the rare superstar freak athlete who are actually elite at multiple roles. aka Sir Derwin James.

I think Wes Welker is a great example of a tweener success story

[Topcat]

Horvath is faster with much better hands, as a weapon. I still don’t know if he can pick up pass rushers or lead block - if he can’t do those, he won’t have a place on the team. If he can - he upgrades Nabor who is proven to NOT be a weapon any defense has to worry about.

you are exactly correct - if Hester was a 7th and got cut after his 2nd year (or sooner) when it was clear his ceiling was well below NFL caliber, nobody would have cared. Chargers carried him way past his use-by date because of the ridiculous investment they made to get him.

Another sad example of the "Franklin Syndrome"...
(MM: "It's out of my hands!")

[Boltjolt]

Im not expecting a damn thing from Horvath so if he does anything......its all good. Nabors hardly touched the ball and i dont think Horvath will get much more IF he makes the team. If its a close compitition i think Nabors wins because he is Herberts buddy and Horvath to the PS.

Horvath wasnt a FB in college so not sure if he can even block very well. Maybe he is insurance for injury or if Roundtree isnt improving. IDK, all i know is i dont expect much from him.

[Formula 21]

Hester: 5-10, 226
Horvath: 6-3, 232

Horvath bigger...

I’d suspect Horvath is heavier now. IIRC, he was asked to gain weight to compete better at FB.

[21&500]

Why isn't Horvath being looked at as a RB?!
he's obviously athletic enough
White RB bias??
McCaffrey "lols"

[Bolt Dude]

Im not expecting a damn thing from Horvath so if he does anything......its all good. Nabors hardly touched the ball and i dont think Horvath will get much more IF he makes the team. If its a close compitition i think Nabors wins because he is Herberts buddy and Horvath to the PS.

Horvath wasnt a FB in college so not sure if he can even block very well. Maybe he is insurance for injury or if Roundtree isnt improving. IDK, all i know is i dont expect much from him.

I think Horvath would be the better choice if we only roster 3 RBs, which seems like a possibility considering LRIII not showing up. But in my mind it’ll come down to Horvath vs Nabors on special teams.

[21&500]

I definitely think we go 5 wrs because Isuspect Ekeler will lean more towards catching balls to preserve his career.
which means 4 rbs.

[Bolt Dude]

Why isn't Horvath being looked at as a RB?!
he's obviously athletic enough
White RB bias??
McCaffrey "lols"

I think Horvath will get some run tonight. If he can be our FB1 and RB4 then we can roster 6 WRs (Bandy/Reed).

[dmac_bolt]

I think Wes Welker is a great example of a tweener success story

He wasnt a tweener - he was a good slot receiver able to create quick separation with quick precise cuts. He doubled as a returner, using the same quick cut skills to elude coverage team. What other attribute or skill did he tween towards besides that?

[Formula 21]

I’m also watching Damon Lloyd to see if he can lock up the last ILB/teams roster spot. So I hope Dallas throws at him. Because I know he can chase and tackle.

[Lefty2SLO]

I definitely think we go 5 wrs because Isuspect Ekeler will lean more towards catching balls to preserve his career.
which means 4 rbs.

Hmmm . . . . Methinks it will be;

RB's:
Eckler
Kelley
Spillar
Horvath (we will not carry a 'fullback')

WR's
Allen
Williams
Palmer
Guyton
Carter
Bandy / Reed (because - no fullback)

[Lefty2SLO]

Hmmm . . . . Methinks it will be;

RB's:
Eckler
Kelley
Spillar
Horvath (we will not carry a 'fullback')

WR's
Allen
Williams
Palmer
Guyton
Carter
Bandy / Reed (because - no fullback)

I also think (and hope) that we carry only 2 QB's (Herbert & Stick), but the Oline and running game needs to be better than last year.